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Nothing can compare to an experience at the movies, the anticipation of the film from weeks of trailers and promos via the radio, TV, and yes, the double-edged sword known as the World Wide Web. The line outside the movie theater, the freshly printed tickets, the hopefully pleasant teen taking your ticket and ripping it in half, does it get any better. Lets go back to the line for a quick look at how many people had their faces introverted towards a mobile phone screen, a few I would imagine, and the movie tickets were more than likely printed instantly from a computer. As far as the teen taking your ticket who saw the movie several times already, he has probably tweeted the ending and action scenes so deep into cyberspace not even Hal from 2001 a space odyssey could undo the damage.
Months after the films release comes the DVD. The DVD has been slowly phasing out and is being replaced by venues like On Demand, Amazon Instant Video, and Google Play, but in my opinion Hollywood is not taking full advantage of the situation.

How can Hollywood take the Grade A movie experience to the internet and the big screen?

It would have to start with the writer, story development, and character development. Aside from the actual screenplay which has to be a certain length and a well calculated formula to wow ’em at the box office, the writer now has the opportunity to expand the film in-depth with story and character development plots which can be written and filmed as part of the project but exclusive for the internet. This extra content can set the stage for where the story is based, how things came to be at the beginning of the actual film, and deeply define the characters in the film. A fee can even be charged to view the clips for proven blockbuster movies with a huge fan base while the whole time promoting the film.
I was very impressed with a Lions Gate clip release for Conan The Barbarian (2011), it was well done and made me want to watch the film with its action, length and give, better than a trailer. A scene like that released on the internet sets up story line and character development sure to lead people to the box office.

Now lets take one of my favorite films as to how it could have integrated more with the internet, The Dark Knight, an awesome job was done promoting this film and this is just an example due to its popularity having a billion+ in ticket sales.
Could short films aside from the feature film be written and shot with the film strictly for story and character development, then released on the internet before the film. How did the Joker really get the scars on his mouth could be turned into a short film and released via the internet for a 99 cent download months before the feature is released. This is advertising, revenue, and deep story development. Here is a clip I found of a fan telling the Joker (Origins).
Any of the Batman scenes which flash back to Bruce Wayne’s childhood for less than a minute could be used to an advantage, scenes like that are painstakingly set up and filmed. Why not write and film a short beefing up the scene adding extra characters strictly for an internet clip, the fans would love it and it would promote the film.
In The Dark Knight Rises where there was an 8 year gap from the ending of The Dark Knight story line, could the writers of written some shorts to fill the audience in on a few things that transpired during the 8 years?
Once again I must say Chris Nolan did an excellent job with his Batman Trilogy and I wouldn’t change a thing, I use it as an example because the franchise is so well-known.

I took things one step further with my independent film Woggie (2012). I designed the whole feature to be 12 internet webisodes that stood on their own and released them as I filmed the movie. With so many films being made at present time and going straight to the internet what makes mine different? I packaged it with the 12 webisodes, 4 reality documentary shorts, and 3 music videos to go with the Soundtrack.

Let us never stop going to the movies for escape from reality is quite possible for an hour or two. Abe R. Rated

Movie:Woggie (2012)
Description:A man moves to Los Angeles seeking fame and fortune but ends up wearing a dinosaur costume at the Hollywood and Highland Mall taking photos with tourists for tips. After foiling the hi jacking of a Metro bus in his costume by accident, a college student decides to feature the costumed hero in her final school project, a documentary.
Director:Abe R. Rated
Writer:Abe R. Rated
Starring:Abe R. RatedJessica MollyDylan Shepherd
Genre:Comedy
Duration:104m
Trailer – 3:51